The Mechanism of Cube Texture Formation in Ni-7 at%W Substrate

In order to obtain the sharp cube texture, a new process, the intermediate annealing rolling technique, has been introduced to prepare the Ni7W substrate. In this paper, a cubic texture content up to 98.5% within 10° of the standard cubic orientation is obtained in the final substrate and the influence of this improved rolling technique on the cube texture formation has been discussed. The results show that the increased cube texture in the Ni7W substrate is caused by the optimized deformation texture and the increased nucleated fraction of the cube grains.